What's Hiding Underneath Antarctica? New Data Reveals an Area of Ancient Rocks the Size of the UK

SPACE 03.11.2022 04:55 AM

Ancient rocks the size of the UK were discovered underneath East Antarctica. Find out how the researchers discovered and how they affect the present ice sheet.

Solar Storm That Hit 9,200 Years Ago Scarred Greenland, Antarctica [Study]

01.29.2022 22:56 PM

A massive solar storm slammed into our globe 9,200 years ago, leaving deep scars on the ice beneath Greenland and Antarctica.

Scientists Use AI to Find Meteorites Left Undiscovered, Over 300,000 Space Rocks Possibly Hidden in Antarctica

01.27.2022 02:48 AM

New research recently proposed that there may have been hundreds of thousands of meteorites left undiscovered on Antarctica's icy fields.

Iceberg A-68 Releases Billions of Tons of Water in South Georgia Islands; 4 Tourist Hotspots at Risk of Being Submerged by 2030

01.22.2022 23:27 PM

Satellite images recently showed that over the period of three months in 2020/2021, the mega iceberg A-68 largely melted, discharging more than 150 billion tons of fresh water into the seas surrounding South Georgia.

Martian Meteorite In Antarctica: New Study Debunks NASA, Bill Clinton's Claim Over Organic Compound in Mars

01.15.2022 23:54 PM

In 1996, NASA scientists claimed that a meteorite had shown indications of life on Mars, and Bill Clinton organized a televised news conference to celebrate the "awe-inspiring" discovery about the organic compound.

Icefish Colony Found in Antarctica's Weddell Sea; The World's Largest with 60 Million of the Said Species

01.14.2022 04:13 AM

A vast breeding colony of millions of icefish, which is believed to be the world's largest, has recently been discovered in the ice-covered Weddell Sea of Antarctica.

Martian Meteorite Found In Antarctica: Organic Compound in Mars’ ALH 84001 Not Biological?

01.14.2022 02:20 AM

No trace of ancient, rudimentary Martian life has been found in a 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that landed on Earth decades ago.

Large Hole Created in the Ozone Layer More Massive Than Antarctica Finally Set to Close This Week

12.23.2021 04:12 AM

Scientists recently said that a large hole that was created in the ozone layer of the atmosphere of Earth is finally set to close this week.

Climate Change: Thwaites Glacier Ice Shelf In Antarctica Could Break In 5 Years Result In Sea Level Rise, Scientists Warn

12.13.2021 20:39 PM

Satellite images recently revealed that a glacier that sits on an ice shelf is susceptible to failure because of a newly-discovered fissure on its surface and a crack across the entire shelf.

Airborne Hydrogen Extraction Technique for Fuel, First Used by Bacterias in Antarctic

11.16.2021 03:53 AM

A new study found that the microorganisms in East Antarctic's Mackay Glacier were the first users of hydrogen extraction for their biological fuels.

Paleo-Fires Common in Antarctica 75 Million Years Ago, Burned Parts of Forests Home to Angiosperms

10.27.2021 03:50 AM

Science reports present a raging wildfire ripped through Antarctica approximately 75 million years ago, when dinosaurs were still roaming this planet.

13th Century Arrival of Māori People Found Frozen in Antarctic Ice Core; Researchers Link Fires, Volcanic Eruptions to the Finding

10.07.2021 02:02 AM

New research recently showed newly discovered soot preserved in Antarctic ice that they have associated with fires set by Māori settlers in New Zealand. These settlers are the first human inhabitants of the island.

Icy ‘Glue’ Making Antarctica Intact Begins to Break; Scientists Investigate Reason for Accelerated Melting

09.30.2021 21:43 PM

Scientists recently took a closer look at what is causing the ice shelves of Antarctica to break into huge chunks aside from the evident climate change factor.

Life Beneath the Ice: Short Film Showcases a Magical Portal Full of Antarctic Jellies

09.22.2021 00:39 AM

The short film "Life Beneath the Ice" shows in exceptional detail of dozen species of gelatinous animals underneath the Antarctic ice, wherein two species of jellyfish and three comb jelly were yet to be known in science.

Ozone Hole Forming Each Year Over South Pole Presently Larger Than Entire Antarctica; Report Says It's Due to Depletion

09.20.2021 21:13 PM

According to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service of the European Union, the ozone hole that's forming every year over the South Pole is presently larger compared to the size of entire Antarctica, the continent over which it is appearing.

Geothermal Activity Under Antarctic Ice Sheet Bring Thwaites Glacier on Brink of Collapse Due to Excessive Melting

08.20.2021 23:42 PM

A new study identified another inevitable cause of melting glaciers in the Antarctic ice sheet - geothermal activity.

Carbon Dioxide Decline 34 Million Years Ago Caused Earth's Drastic Climate Transition and Formation of Antarctica

08.03.2021 04:00 AM

In a recent paper, the atmopsheric carbon dioxide was theorized to be the main key to the drastic change of Earth's climate from greehnouse to icehouse condition.

NASA ICESat-2 Space Lasers Predicts Chronic Melting, Maps Meltwater Lakes in Antarctica

07.08.2021 23:02 PM

A sudden meltdown in the Antarctic sheet was recorded by NASA's space laser. This melting occurrence produces meltwater lakes, which funnels tons of freshwater to our planet's southern oceans.

Ice Shelf Protecting Antarctica’s Largest Glacier Is Breaking Quickly to Pieces [WATCH]

06.13.2021 08:50 AM

The Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf in Antarctica acts like a cork in a bottle preventing melting ice mass from flowing into the ocean.

Australotitan Cooperenses: Largest Dinosaur Species Bigger Than Antarctic Blue Whale Discovered

06.13.2021 07:45 AM

A new species of supergiant dinosaur has been discovered in Australia, and it is bigger than Earth's largest living blue whale.

Maori, Possibly the First Humans to Travel to Antarctica 1,000 Years Before Russian Expedition

06.07.2021 06:18 AM

A new study by New Zealand researchers recently suggested that Māori, the indigenous people of mainland New Zealand have a substantially longer history with the southernmost continent of Earth.